Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came: A Podcast about Stephen King and His Books

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Dead Zone , chapters 24-28 and our final thoughts. Introduction (00:00) A man on borrowed time, not outside of time (01:23) Three questions about morality (06:49) It has to do (16:44) Dark Tower Thinnies (21:15) YuckKing It Up (22:29) Fun Stuff (26:50) Final thoughts (32:20) NY Times review Washington Post interview with King Wash...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Dead Zone , chapters 17-23. Introduction (00:00) The Laughing Tiger (01:41) Johnny asks the question (09:01) Johnny is falling apart (19:20) Dark Tower Thinnies (27:01) No Yuck-King It up (32:08) Fun Stuff (34:08) Other Worlds Than These (43:35) Top 10 Awesome Christopher Walken Dance Moments Outro (47:02) Leave us an Apple Podcas...

A new bonus episode of  Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came  is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of The Simpsons episode, “Not It.” To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at  patreon.com/twoguysdarktower .

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Dead Zone , Chapters 13-16. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:49) Johnny and Sarah make love (01:07) The Castle Rock Strangler (08:41) The horror of Johnny’s power (16:22) Connections (20:04) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:24) Thank you, Patrons! (26:11) Fun Stuff (26:36) Other Worlds than These (29:41) Outro (32:34) Leave us an Apple Podca...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Dead Zone , chapters 6-12. Introduction (00:13) Man out of time (01:36) Curse or Duty of Responsibility? (10:17) Dark Tower Thinnies (19:37) Yuck-King it Up (22:57) Fun Stuff (26:13) Other Worlds than These (31:59) Jay: Two Tarantino monologues:  True Romance  (1993);  Pulp Fiction  (1994) Sean: Two over-the-top villains named Max...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Dead Zone , the Prologue and chapters 1-5. Introduction (00:13) Publication history (02:07) Structure and timing of book (06:34) King’s treatment of women, especially mothers (16:35) Fate and (wheel of) Fortune (22:19) Dark Tower Thinnies (25:57) Yuck-King It Up (29:47) Fun Stuff (32:53) Other Worlds Than These (40:03) Jay: Brains...

A new bonus episode of  Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “Uncle Otto’s Truck.” To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at  patreon.com/twoguysdarktower .

A new bonus episode of  Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “Lunch at the Gotham Cafe.” To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at  patreon.com/twoguysdarktower .

A new bonus episode of  Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the 2019 movie, Doctor Sleep . To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at  patreon.com/twoguysdarktower .

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Doctor Sleep , Part 4 “Roof O’ the World” and “Until You Sleep.” Introduction (00:00) Life is a wheel (01:35) Recovery and redemption (07:49) Dark Tower Thinnies (15:21) Yuck-King It Up (18:11) Reviews and final thoughts (21:01) Fun Stuff (26:34) Other Worlds Than These (28:34) Jay For All Mankind (Apple TV) Sean The Northman (dir. Ro...

A new bonus episode of  Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “The Road Virus Heads North” from the Everything’s Eventual  collection. To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at  patreon.com/twoguysdarktower .

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Doctor Sleep , Part 3, “Matters of Life and Death.” Introduction (00:00) Uncle Dan (01:28) Don’t underestimate the rubes (07:59) Death is a miracle (15:34) Connections to The Shining (20:05) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:55) Yuck-King It Up (25:39) Fun Stuff (30:12)   Revenge of the Nerds 2, Hotel Coral Essex Other Worlds Than These (36:05)...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Doctor Sleep , Part 2, “Empty Devils.” Introduction (00:12) A real page turner (01:15) Bad news for Dan (05:25) Connections and continuations from The Shining (12:55) Dark Tower Thinnies (18:26) Yuck-King it Up (23:02) Patrons and iTunes reviews (24:15) Fun Stuff (26:34) Other Worlds than These (32:14) Outro (35:55) Leave us an Apple...

A new bonus episode of  Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “All That You Love Will Be Carried Away” from the Everything’s Eventual collection. To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at  patreon.com/twoguysdarktower .

A new bonus episode of  Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the unpublished prologue to The Shining , “ Before the Play .” To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at  patreon.com/twoguysdarktower .

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Doctor Sleep , Part 1, “Abra.” Introduction (00:00) Eternal life vs. a good life (04:02) A dream within a dream (11:40) The Shining connections (19:06) Dark Tower Thinnies (26:31) Yuck-King It Up (31:18) Fun Stuff (32:46) Wet Hot American Summer , “ I’m just sick and tired of being sick and tired. ” Other Worlds Than These...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Doctor Sleep , “Prefatory Matters.” Introduction (00:13) Publication History (01:26) Connections and continuations from The Shining (04:25) Overcoming trauma (09:39) Dark Tower Thinnies (16:44) Yuck-King it Up (17:38) Thank you, Patrons! (19:32) Fun Stuff (20:18) Other Worlds than These (23:05) Outro (25:52) Leave us an Apple Podcasts...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore the 1980 adaptation The Shining . Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:50) Adaptation (02:09) Mirrors (12:53) Crazy theories (19:19) ←!! Dark Tower Thinnies (28:26) Yuck-King it Up (29:26) Thank you, Patrons! (31:24) Fun Stuff (32:04) Critical reception and box office success (36:29) Other Worlds than These (42:58) Outro (45:39) Starring: J...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Shining , Part 5, Matters of Life and Death. Introduction (00:00) Surprisingly happy ending (01:23) Why Jack? (12:00) Death makes life worth living (19:29) Dark Tower Thinnies (25:03) Yuck-King It Up (28:08) Fun Stuff (30:32) Final thoughts (38:46) Other Worlds Than These (45:23) Sean: Better Call Saul Jay: Strange New Worlds Outr...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Shining , Part Four: Snowbound. Introduction (00:13) Sins of the father (01:52) Jack’s gaslighting (12:37) Shit just got real (16:50) Dark Tower Thinnies (21:36) Yuck-King It Up (23:38) Thank you, Patrons! (27:10) Fun Stuff (27:54) Other Worlds Than These (34:53) Jay: “ The Batman ,” starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Da...

A new bonus episode of  Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “L.T.’s Theory of Pets” found in Everything’s Eventual . To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at  patreon.com/twoguysdarktower .

A new bonus episode of  Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “1408” found in Everything’s Eventual . To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at  patreon.com/twoguysdarktower .

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Shining , chapters Part 3, Chapters 19-25. Introduction (00:00) Descriptive chapter names (02:12) Jack’s self-sabotage (04:35) Danny is a lot like his father (16:33) Amping up the gothic (22:13) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:49) Yuck-King It Up (26:01) Fun Stuff (28:53) Other Worlds Than These (39:14) Jay: Julia (HBO Max) Sean: Severanc...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Shining , Part 3, Chapters 14-18. Introduction (00:00) Great writing, not so good exposition (1:30) Is Jack a madman? (12:05) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:52) Yuck-King It Up (27:41) Fun Stuff (30:06) Other Worlds Than These (36:05) Sean: The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman Jay: Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker Outro (40:54) Leave...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Shining , Part 2, “Closing Day.” Introduction (00:13) The Shining (01:34) The players (06:14) Gothic table setting (14:10) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:01) Yuck-King It Up (21:05) Fun Stuff (22:53) Other Worlds Than These (30:37) Outro (33:40) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review !  Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower . Buy m...